wgbh_tdcr_036 036 tdcr wgbh yes Excerpts from the March on Washington, part 3 Protest marches--Washington (D.C.) Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.) African Americans--Washington (D.C.) African American civil rights workers African Americans--Civil rights African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc. African Americans--Violence against Civil rights movements--United States Equality Discrimination in employment--Law and legislation--United States Discrimination in education--Law and legislation--United States Nonviolence--United States Social justice--United States United States--Social conditions United States--Race relations Intimidation--Southern States United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963 African Americans--Politics and government African Americans--Economic conditions Poverty--United States Government, Resistance to--United States Lewis, John, 1940 Feb. 21- Instructional Web page recommended for grades six through twelve featuring SNCC's John Lewis's speech. John Lewis, heard here in this live recording from the 1963 March on Washington, was a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) who helped trigger a new activism among college students. Of all the March on Washington speeches, Lewis's was considered the most controversial for its criticism of the government. Includes a background essay, discussion questions, and alignments to teaching standards. Major funding for this project is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Supported in part by a grant from the Open Society Institute. Grade range: 6-12. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Educational Foundation Teacher's Domain Civil Rights Special Collection WGBH Educational Foundation Lewis, John, 1940 Feb. 21- 2002/2008 Instructional materials Teaching guides Resource units Speeches Sound recordings http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/iml04/soc/ush/civil/mow3/ text/html audio/quicktime 1.7 Mb Forms part of: Teacher's Domain Civil Right Special Collection. A Quicktime player may be needed for the audio interview. 1941/1964 Washington (D.C.) The Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Collection is a collaborative production of WGBH Education Productions, the WGBH Media Library, and WGBH Interactive, in partnership with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and Washington University in St. Louis. 20090526 204905